Big Sky Conference Basketball Thread

[Dback Jon]

NAU beat Idaho State last night - now 10-1 in the conference.

Big Sky Conf All
Northern Arizona 10-1 18-7
Montana 7-3 17-5
Montana St. 6-4 13-11
Eastern Wash. 6-4 11-12
Sacramento St. 5-6 14-11
Weber St. 4-7 10-14
Idaho St. 3-8 11-12
Portland St. 1-9 8-15

 

[Dback Jon]

Remaining NAU regular season schedule

Date Opponent Time
Thu, Feb 16 at Montana St. 9:05 pm
Sat, Feb 18 at West. Kentucky 2:30 pm
Sat, Feb 25 at Sacramento St. 6:35 pm
Mon, Feb 27 at Montana 9:05 pm

Very tough....

 

[Renz]

NAU To Appear on ESPNU

Northern Arizona’s BracketBusters presented by eBay game will be televised by ESPNU on Saturday, February 18 at 12:30 p.m. Mountain.

Northern Arizona will travel to Western Kentucky in one of the 13 BracketBusters presented by eBay games televised by the ESPN family of networks.

Northern Arizona leads the Big Sky Conference with an 8-1 record. The Lumberjacks are 16-7 overall, and recently had a 10-game winning streak snapped by Eastern Washington. The 10-game winning streak was the longest active streak in the nation.

Western Kentucky leads the Sun Belt Conference at 8-1. The Hilltoppers are 16-5 overall and ranked seventh in this week’s Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major top 25.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Both NAU and WKU are solid mid-majors that Arizona beat this year but WKU should win pretty easily. They're much more athletic and NAU has a long trip on short rest in a completely unfamiliar gym. If NAU had more fans in Flagstaff like Jon they'd probably get home games like this every now and then.

 

[Dback Jon]

Both NAU and WKU are solid mid-majors that Arizona beat this year but WKU should win pretty easily. They're much more athletic and NAU has a long trip on short rest in a completely unfamiliar gym. If NAU had more fans in Flagstaff like Jon they'd probably get home games like this every now and then.

Yeah - it will be a big upset if NAU wins, but I will be there regardless (WKU is about an hour from where I live right now). NAU did not get a good bracket buster draw, but a win could move them up a notch in seeding. A loss probably wouldn't hurt them. Of course, NAU still needs to win the conference tourney to get in.

WKU will make a trip to Flagstaff next year.

 

[Dback Jon]

NAU clinches share of Big Sky title

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) -- Tyrone Bazy led five Northern Arizona players in double figures with 16 points and the Lumberjacks clinched at least a share of the Big Sky Conference title with an 82-73 victory over Montana State Thursday.

Kelly Golob and Rubin Boykin each scored 15 points for Northern Arizona (19-7, 11-1 Big Sky), followed by Ryan McCurdy with 13 points and Steven Sir with 11 points, including three 3-pointers.



WOO HOO!!!!

 

[MikeOnTheMic]

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) -- Tyrone Bazy led five Northern Arizona players in double figures with 16 points and the Lumberjacks clinched at least a share of the Big Sky Conference title with an 82-73 victory over Montana State Thursday.

Kelly Golob and Rubin Boykin each scored 15 points for Northern Arizona (19-7, 11-1 Big Sky), followed by Ryan McCurdy with 13 points and Steven Sir with 11 points, including three 3-pointers.



WOO HOO!!!!

When would the tourny be?

 

[Dback Jon]

When would the tourny be?

March 7th and 8th.

 

[Dback Jon]

Men’s Basketball Clinches Big Sky Regular Season Title

Men’s Basketball Clinches Big Sky Regular Season Title
(02/25/2006) SACRAMENTO, Calif. - When Portland State defeated Montana Saturday afternoon, the Northern Arizona University men’s basketball team clinched the Big Sky Conference regular season title for the fourth time in school history. But the Lumberjacks left nothing to chance later in the afternoon with a 92-72 win over Sacramento State to improve to 20-8, 12-1.
“It is a great feeling,” said Head Coach Mike Adras. “Big Sky Champs sounds pretty nice. I am very proud of the guys. We did not get off to a good start but we played well in the final 32 minutes.”

Ruben Boykin, Jr., had a game-high 21 points for NAU among five player in double figures. Kyle Landry had 16 points off the bench, while Kelly Golob added 15 points. Tyrone Bazy contributed 13 points and Ryan McCurdy scored 11 in the win.

The Lumberjacks trailed in the contest for the first 13 minutes before building a 12-point halftime advantage. Shooting 60.9 percent from the field in the second half, NAU never trailed again in the game.

NAU entered the day needing a win or a loss my Montana to clinch the regular season title.

NAU now earns the right to host the league’s postseason tournament with an NCAA Tournament berth on the line. The Lumberjacks have guaranteed an NIT berth by claiming the Big Sky Conference regular season title. NAU also won regular season titles in 1985-86, 1996-97 and 1997-98.

The 2006 Summit Center Men’s Big Sky Conference Tournament presented by Pepsi will be held March 7-8 in the J.L. Walkup Skydome. Game times for the semifinals are set for 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7 with the tournament finals at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8. All seats in the Skydome will be reserved. The championship game is on ESPN2.

The Big Sky Tournament will be held at the Skydome for the fourth time, and the first time since 1998. NAU played host to the tournament in 1987, but the Lumberjacks lost a first-round game to Nevada 82-80. Idaho State, the No. 7 seed, beat Nevada 92-81 in the championship game in front of 3,752. The tourney returned to the Skydome in 1997. NAU lost in the semifinals to Cal State Northridge 86-79. Montana beat Cal State Northridge 82-79 in the championship game in front of 2,390 fans. Northern Arizona hosted again in 1998, beating Montana State in the championship 77-50 in front of 5,022.

NAU closes out the regular season on Monday at Montana at 7 p.m. The game can be seen in the Flagstaff market on channels 4 and 59.

WOO HOO!! :notworthy

 

[MikeOnTheMic]

Will any of the tournament get broadcast outside of Flagstaff?

 

[Dback Jon]

Will any of the tournament get broadcast outside of Flagstaff?

I know the final is on ESPN2 - not sure of the other games.

 

[phillycard]

I know the final is on ESPN2 - not sure of the other games.

That'll be my first chance to see NAU play. It better be worth it D-back!! I could see this being one of those games that come on at midnight here on the east coast!

 

[Dback Jon]

That'll be my first chance to see NAU play. It better be worth it D-back!! I could see this being one of those games that come on at midnight here on the east coast!

Well, NAU still would have to win it's semi-final round game to get there, but since it is a home game, I like our chances!

 

[phillycard]

Well, NAU still would have to win it's semi-final round game to get there, but since it is a home game, I like our chances!

Do you go to the games??

 

[Dback Jon]

Do you go to the games??

I'd like to - but 1,400 miles away.

 

[peterman]

im really happy there having such an awsome season love to see them in march madness

 

[Dback Jon]

Eastern Washington and Sacramento State won opening round games Saturday at campus sites.

EWU plays Montana, and Sacramento States plays NAU on Tuesday.

 

[Dback Jon]

NAU plays Montana tonight for the Big Sky title - both teams won their semi-final matchups last night.

 

[phillycard]

Come on NAU!!!

 

[MikeOnTheMic]

Espn2

 

[peterman]

ill be watchin all the way lets go nau

 

[Lefty]

NAU down 11 at the half. If they don't rebound better they will be playing in the NIT, not the NCAA tournament.

 

[Lefty]

NAU getting spanked, down 18 with six minutes to go. It's too bad. At least they'll have one more game to play.

 

[Dback Jon]

73-60 final - tough loss for the Jacks. NIT, here we come.

 

[NEZCardsfan]

If they played right now.....I'd bet NAU would beat ASU by at least a dozen points.

Rob Evans seriously needs to go. I don't know how's he lasted this long.